Editor Salary

693 live jobsWriting & Editorial

What Editors actually earn, benchmarked from real postings that disclose pay. Figures are USD only, with no currency conversion.

Editors earn a median of $93K (USD), based on 174 postings that disclosed pay. The middle half sits between $70K and $132K, with the full range running $24K to $272K.

Salary

Median

$93K

USD/yr

Average

$103K

USD/yr

Minimum

$24K

USD/yr

Maximum

$272K

USD/yr

Based on 174 disclosed USD postings · Editor, USD-disclosed

Based only on postings that disclose pay, counted in USD with no conversion. Native-currency pay by country is on the salary hub; see the full methodology.